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Royal Rumble!

Michael Angie

@Gentlemanvaultboy@Crowvette@rawkhawk64@AtomicNut

"Stand down, Melanie, she's no threat to us," Michael said to Melanie, holding a hand out to her. Looking at Diana again, Michael sighed and shook his head in disbelief. Michael could never catch a break around Diana. "I would prefer we not meet every time a disaster strikes, but it seems fate always has different plans," Michael remarked to Diana. "So... what is the issue this time? You said something about a 'Fallen One'?" As he said this, Michael took out his cell phone and began to search through his notes to shed some light on what they were facing.

Oh, Celestine Lightbringer. Her 'actual' boyfriend, apparently, Michael answered his own question, raising an eyebrow at the info.

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

"Losing at the first level, huh?" Belinda said, dropping down onto her butt, resting her elbows onto crossed legs. We did our best, Belinda, Michelle said in an attempt to encourage Belinda. "Heh. Still wasn't good enough, Michelle. Not by a long shot." That news was a little disappointing for her, that even her best effort wasn't nearly enough. Belinda looked back at her life, wondering when she began to stagnate. Honestly, it was a little difficult to pinpoint exactly when, but that fact remained that it happened, and Belinda regretted it. But the fact that she could get much stronger perked her right back up.

"Hell yeah! Let's do it!" Belinda exclaimed at Vala's offer, launching herself back onto her feet. "Thank you for teaching us, Vala," Michelle said as she took control, clapping her hands together and bowing.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

Even with Belinda's increased speed from her armor, she was still failing to score a proper hit. Even the seemingly wide opening created by Vala's stumble was blocked. Belinda wondered if she was really that bad in combat, or if it was just the gap in experience that made all the difference. Just as Belinda went in for another attack, Vala somehow managed to counterattack without even turning around to face her. Belinda managed to block the gut blow with the center of her spear, but the followup backhand connected, the pain disorientating her momentarily. It wasn't much, but it was enough of an opening for Vala to move behind her and attack. The kick from behind knocked her down, leaving her sprawling on the ground.

Desperate to regain control of the fight, Belinda forced herself to move, pushing herself onto her hands and flipping herself back onto her feet. As Belinda turned around, spear at the ready to fend off Vala, only to find her on her back. Normally she would've gone in for the attack, but Belinda could already tell that Vala would somehow block or dodge it, and they'd be back to square one. Despite the difficulty, however, Belinda could only laugh. She had never been challenged in such a way before, and the thought of having to face more battles, or even people, like this... made her so excited.

"How do you do it?" Belinda asked Vala. "How are you so strong, Vala? I'm already going all out and I still can't hit you."

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

Even with that, Vala managed to break free from Michelle's grip and make her take a step back. The flask they had seen earlier had appeared too, meaning Vala was going to get serious now. Michelle could tell she would have to-

Michelle, I've been thinking, and I think it's time to let me loose, Belinda mused, interrupting Michelle's thoughts as Vala powered up. Your strategies are failing right now, and Vala here is only getting stronger.

Not yet, I still need to feel the situation ou- Michelle was about to say before being bombarded by Vala's drunken assault. "Wha- hey!" Michelle exclaimed as Vala leaped onto her shoulders and locked herself into place. Michelle knelt down to maintain her stability while attempting to shield her head with her arms, but that didn't stop all of Vala's blows from coming through. Her attacks had even more force in them than before, and even through the armor, Michelle was beginning to feel it.

There's nothing left to 'feel out', Michelle. We need to switch. Now! Belinda said after Michelle was knocked onto her side after the double hammer punch, barely staying up by propping herself up with one arm. Michelle could see no alternative to freeing herself from this predicament, so she agreed, Fine. Switch.

Michelle's armor dissipated as Belinda regained control. In its place was a new armor, darker and more skimpy. A loud BANG! sounded as Belinda teleported away, leaving a cloud of smoke in Vala's face. In front of Vala was Belinda, crouched down in a fighting position while holding her spear above her with it pointed down. With a cocky grin, Belinda said, "My turn." She then launched herself forward with a speed that brought her into Vala's face immediately and proceeded to strike at her in multiple directions with both ends of her spear, spinning it around like a quarterstaff. She also occasionally used the spear's range to strike outside of Vala's own, using thrusts and swipes.

Royal Rumble!

Works for me, don't know what you're on about.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

Even as Belinda had gradually increased her speed, Vala showed no openings for her to exploit. On the contrary, Vala appeared as if she were dodging with ease. Michelle couldn't find anything either. Her examinations were telling her that Vala was far faster and more agile than they were. Eventually they were knocked back with a kick, leaving Belinda to leap back in response and with time to plan their next course of action. Defense or offense? Belinda thought to Michelle. As Belinda began to deflect and dodge a couple spear throws from Vala, Michelle gave it a second of thought before answering, Defense. I'll take some blows, you learn from them, and we'll go from there.

Belinda agreed and proceeded to switch with Michelle, who summoned her shield to deflect the next spear toss. Just as the force began to dissipate, however, a second and heavier force landed on her shield. They could tell this was not a spear this time, and Michelle looked up from her shield to see Vala having already closed the gap between them, in the air to deliver a spin kick. Michelle's eyes widened in surprise, and Belinda quickly yelled out, ARMOR! Michelle was already ahead of Belinda, summoning her full plate armor and helm to protect her. The kick slammed against Michelle's helmet, her head bending away from the force, but her body remained where it was.

Sensing an opportunity, Michelle reached out in an attempt to grab Vala's leg while it was still there, and, should she succeed, throw her onto the ground for another attempt at a pin. If she failed, she would simply ready her shield and body for Vala's assault.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

So far so good. The feint went off without a hitch and Vala went down easily. Now all they needed to do was pin her down. Michelle dematerialized her shield, hoping to get a little more speed and complete their pin before Vala could recover. As Michelle began to go in for the move, however, Belinda couldn't help but feel that something was off. Their plan of attack was going just a bit too well. They went for an arm to lock behind Vala, and that's when Belinda saw it. Belinda's instincts were telling her Vala was already ready for a counterattack, and immediately warned Michelle, SHIELD!

Michelle reacted to Belinda's warning and quickly brought her arms up in time to receive Vala's kick, which forced her to stagger backwards. There was no time to rematerialze her shield in that moment, leaving her left arm stinging with pain. She soon recovered her footing, but by then Vala was also back on her feet and ready for another exchange. Switch, Michelle thought, and Belinda was given back control. "I'll do much more than that," Belinda responded, a grin appearing on her face. Summoning her spear once again, Belinda wanted to go all out, but Michelle was having none of it. Let's be a bit more cautious this time. Feel her out, Michelle directed. Belinda definitely didn't want to, but trusted Michelle's judgement on the matter. She went up to Vala and proceeded to take quick, infrequent jabs with her spear in an attempt to determine her defenses and behaviors.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

"Some Chosen One she is, am I right, Michelle?" Belinda muttered jokingly to Michelle, who fumed silently as they followed Vala. Belinda realized just how angry she was this time; it was rare for her to not say anything in response. "Come on, Michelle, you know I hate it when you give me the silent treatment," Belinda added in a tearful tone. "Say something, at least."

...We're going to have a long talk after this, Michelle finally answered.

Belinda perked right back up. It seemed Michelle didn't hate her that much, after all. "I love you too, Michelle. And you know I'm right," she said playfully.

It was a while before they made it to the sports field. As Vala readied up for the upcoming spar, Belinda got into a fighting stance, already imagining the possible ways to make the first move. Michelle, however, already decided on what to do. Let's go with the Blink-Stun.

Belinda silent agreed, materializing her spear into her hands. Belinda began to charge, running leftwards before curving back towards Vera. Then she suddenly planted her foot firmly into the ground, stopping her charge as she pulled her arm back and proceeded to throw her spear like a javelin. Before the spear would hit Vala, however, the spear would dematerialize. At the same time, Belinda teleported behind Vala, transferring control over to Michelle, where she would materialize her shield and slam it into Vala. Should the attack connect, Michelle would proceed into a chokehold from behind as she pinned Vala down.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

Michelle had never been the talkative type, but she had no problems listening to people rambling. She nodded and smiled as Vala went on, and it was actually kinda fun to listen. "My name is Michelle Lien. Good to make your acquaintance," Michelle introduced herself. Her gentle smile then transformed into a cocky one as she took on a more tomboyish attitude. Pointing to herself with her thumb, Belinda hijacked their body and added, "And I'm Belinda, Michelle's... sister, I guess you could say. We're two people in the same body. Nice ta meet ya!"

Belinda then returned control to Michelle, who returned to her prim and proper posture. Blushing, Michelle whispered, "Belinda, what are you doing? You shouldn't be-" Belinda, however, was having none of that and resumed control a second time. "I don't know why you're always so uptight about this, anyway, Michelle. There's no need to keep this a secret anyway. We already got cool powers and living beings that aren't human in this world, so why should we feel ashamed about who we are, right?"

W-well, sure, but- Michelle began to say before Belinda cut her off. "But nothin'! I dunno about you, Michelle, but I wanna make a good first impression on our new friend here," Belinda said before turning her attention to Vala. "Anyway, we wanted to join that tournament before, but the school was looking for 'the best of the best', and we just didn't make the cut. It's a real shame."

Belinda waved the statement dismissively before changing the subject, "But enough about me. Let's talk about you! You're that girl... Vala, right? You beat the heck outta Cassius, and I wanna know how you did that." Belinda was eager to learn some new moves, hopefully propelling them forward to a new level.

Royal Rumble!

Michelle & Belinda

@KillamriX88

Well as fun as that way, even I don't wanna go through that again, Belinda asked Michelle. "Never thought I'd see the day we'd be dragging Meredith to the school nurse."

"I know, right?" Michelle sighed. "I'm just glad she made a full recovery."

Isn't she, like, a demon or whatever? She's obviously a lot tougher than we are. Of course she'd be fine, Belinda remarked. Taking on a bitter tone of voice, Belinda added, And she's even got bigger breasts than we do. It's like she's got everything.

Michelle was about to put her hands to them, but quickly realized what she was doing and placed them behind her back instead. Clearing her throat to try to cover her embarrassment, she said, "Maybe not everything. Someone had to inflict those wounds on her in the first place. I guess having too much would make people hate you."

We should find the people that did that to Mer and make 'em pay! Belinda said. Michelle shook her head, rejecting the idea. "We should leave that to the proper authorities. The last thing we need is more trouble on our hands."

That was when Vala decided to make her grand appearance next to her. Michelle, startled, jumped back as she turned to face this newcomer. Speaking of trouble... Belinda said, interested in this sudden new development. "Shut up, Belinda," Michelle muttered. Turning her attention back to Vala, Michelle said, "Sure. Um, where do you need to go?"

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